Chapter 46: Catching a Thief at the Concert!

"Captain Qi, traffic police are police officers too, and arresting criminals is our bounden duty!" Tan Ping said with a smile.

"This is the bonus that has been applied for on your behalf."

Qi Wei produced an envelope and handed it over to Tan Ping.

Without refusing, Tan Ping accepted it directly.

"Officer Tan, take good care of your injuries here in the hospital. We will throw you a welcome-back dinner once you are discharged!"

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Qi Wei took his leave, as he still had matters to attend to at the police precinct.

The very next day, Tan Ping checked himself out of the hospital.

He worried that if he stayed any longer, his wounds would heal completely thanks to his self-healing ability.

At the broadcast location:

"Hello, viewers and friends! I am your Officer Tan..."

Donning his traffic police uniform, Tan Ping stood before the camera and spoke fluently.

Following the familiar opening, everyone began their daily law-popularization live stream.

"Bro, you are so badass! Teach me, please? I saw the video of you catching the bad guys—two thieves with knives, and you took care of them in just a few moves!"

Upon seeing Tan Ping, Li Yuwei's younger brother looked at him with sheer adoration.

At his age, he was right in the prime of hot-blooded adolescent fantasies.

In the live-stream chat, netizens chimed in with agreement: "Dongzi is right, Officer Tan, teach us too!"

"Let's get one thing straight first: are you learning this to defend yourself, or to bully others?"

Tan Ping put on a stern face and looked at Li Dong.

"Bro, I'm a good kid, how could I possibly bully people? I'm learning it for self-defense!"

Li Dong immediately offered a solemn guarantee.

"Fine! I'll teach you a foolproof self-defense trick that works one hundred percent of the time!"

Tan Ping said with a smile.

Hearing this, Li Dong instantly perked up.

In the live stream, viewers also focused their attention intently on the screen.

"Everyone watch carefully and learn. Officer Tan definitely has the real deal!"

Tan Ping took a few steps back and began to demonstrate: "Dong, watch closely! When you encounter a criminal, the very first thing you must do is assess your surroundings..."

Li Dong nodded vigorously. "I get it! Spot the enemy's vulnerability and strike with a fatal blow!"

"No! Spot the escape route, and then run as fast as you possibly can! Of the thirty-six stratagems, fleeing is the best!"

Tan Ping shook his head, and when he took off running, his speed was truly top-notch.

Even as he ran, Tan Ping shouted at the top of his lungs, "Help! Help!"

"Is that it?"

Hearing this, Li Dong was instantly overcome with disappointment.

He had originally thought Tan Ping would teach him some ultimate finishing moves to overcome the strong while being weak and subdue criminals at a critical moment. He never expected Tan Ping to teach him how to run away!

In the studio, both Li Yuwei and Huahua couldn't help covering their mouths and chuckling softly.

To be fair, when ordinary people encounter desperadoes, running away and calling for help truly are the best self-defense skills!

In the live stream, the bullet comments began to flood the screen:

"Holy shit!"

"Seeing Officer Tan turn and bolt made my cerebellum shrink for a second!"

"I thought Officer Tan was going to teach martial arts for self-defense, but who would have thought it's lessons on running away and screaming for help!"

Soon, Tan Ping jogged back and solemnly lectured Li Dong: "You brat, stop always thinking about acting on impulse. Whenever you encounter illegal or criminal acts, you just want to go toe-to-toe with the criminals!"

"You tell me not to, but why didn't you run away back then?"

Li Dong retorted, somewhat unconvinced.

Pointing to the uniform on his body, Tan Ping replied, "Once you put on this uniform, it doesn't allow me to back down! As you've seen, I served in the army and practiced combat techniques, yet I still got hurt when I ran into a knife-wielding fiend. No matter how high your martial arts skills are, you're still afraid of a kitchen knife!"

In the live stream, netizens sent wave after wave of bullet comments:

"I think Officer Tan makes total sense!"

"Last time was truly dangerous! If Officer Tan had reacted even a split second slower, his life would have been in grave peril!"

"An ordinary person would definitely not have survived that situation!"

"Even professionals are like that, let alone ordinary folks like us!"

At that moment, a netizen commented: "What's going on today? It's already afternoon, why is traffic still so congested?"

"Tonight is the TF Boys concert here in Chengdu!"

"That's right! And it's also their 10th debut anniversary!"

"Ah, that explains it!"

Because a top-tier boy band was holding a concert, the roads were exceptionally congested today.

Tan Ping and his team had been assigned directly to temporary traffic control.

At this moment, they were stationed on the road right outside the concert venue, and the neon lights of the arena could still be seen in the distance.

Li Dong was also a fan of the TF Boys. Although he couldn't get inside the concert venue, he was still tremendously excited.

At a certain moment, seeing one of the TF Boys take the stage, he immediately jumped up and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Wang Junkai! Wang Junkai!"

Wang Xingyun, standing nearby, immediately corrected him, "That's Yi Yangqianxi!"

Unmoved, Li Dong kept shouting, "Wang Junkai! Wang Junkai!"

Displaying an expression of utter exasperation, Wang Xingyun said with a Sichuan accent, "That's Yi Yangqianxi, you fake fan!"

Tan Ping looked up and gave a slight shake of his head.

Because he knew that both of them had guessed wrong.

Sure enough, the artist on stage introduced himself in standard Mandarin: "Hello everyone! I'm Wang Yuan!"

Instantly, both Li Dong and Wang Xingyun fell silent.

In the live stream, however, the netizens were thoroughly amused:

"Hahaha! I'm dying of laughter, both of them got it wrong!"

"The best part is how utterly confident both of them were!"

"I wonder what the size of Wang Yuan's psychological shadow is right now!"

Just at that moment, a gleam appeared in Tan Ping's eyes, and he strode directly toward the bustling crowd.

Seeing this, the cameraman Yang Wei immediately shifted the lens to follow Tan Ping.

Tan Ping walked up right behind a man dressed in a business suit.

Without a second word, he executed a direct grappling takedown, pinning the man to the ground!

"What is going on here?"

Witnessing this scene, the netizens in the live stream gasped in astonishment.

Not only them, but even Wang Xingyun, Li Dong, and the fellow traffic police officers on site looked utterly bewildered.

The moment the man in the suit was pinned, he immediately shrieked at the top of his lungs, "Police are beating people! Police are beating people!"

The gazes of everyone nearby were instantly drawn to the scene.

A female fan standing right in front of the suited man frowned and said, "Comrade police officer, what did he do wrong? How can you treat him like this?"

"Madam, you'll have to ask yourself that!"

Tan Ping said, looking at the woman.

"Ask me?"

The woman asked, completely baffled.

"Check your phone and see if your wallet is still there,"

Tan Ping prompted.

Hearing this, the woman hurriedly patted her pockets.

In an instant, panic washed over her face.

For the woman discovered that both her wallet and her phone had completely vanished!

As it turned out, in order to conveniently hold her light stick, she had slipped her phone into her coat pocket.

Yet when she just checked her pocket, it was completely empty!

Right in front of everyone, Tan Ping reached his hand into the suit man's jacket, and shortly retrieved a pink wallet.

"This is my wallet!"

The woman recognized it at a single glance.

Following that, Tan Ping pulled a mobile phone from the suited man's body as well and asked, "Does this phone look familiar to you?"

"Ah! This phone is mine too!"

The woman blurted out immediately.

At this moment, the netizens in the live stream finally understood:

"So Officer Tan stepped forward to subdue this suited man because he spotted his act of theft!"

"That is incredible! Even amidst a massive crowd, Officer Tan spotted it at a single glance!"

"Look at the expression on the suited man's face—he's still completely dazed, clearly never expecting his theft to fail!"

Meanwhile, a wave of excitement washed over Tan Ping, for he realized he had found the correct way to unlock this master thief skill.

As a traffic police officer, he naturally could not break the law while upholding it, but he could certainly use it for anti-theft operations!

With that thought, Tan Ping continued to scan the crowd, searching for his next target.